Pharmacy mascot scares potential customers

Doesn’t the pharmacy owner realize that this mascot is scaring away the customers?

Candy apple happiness

This image seems to capture the hopes for a lucky new year. A happy face and a candy apple seem like a good start.

Salarymen take over NYC

I love this video showing what happens when seven salarymen dance through NYC. The group Genki Sudo was founded by a former martial arts fighter turned singer and dancer. Via Twitter’s @burritojustice.

Always texting

This young man has an obvious talent for two things: making his hair bigger, and texting on his telephone. The festival is ending, and the street is full of garbage. Yet, our angel of the night is in another world.

Ladies at shrine also enjoy make-up

It’s true that this blog rarely looks closely at ladies, particularly those under 50. But randomly meeting these ladies, and all of us receiving matching rakes was fun.

Old school kimono still looks shady

The husband took one look at this photo, and declared yakuza. I like the traditional kimono, the fedora, and the over-sized kumade rake. This gent seems to be preening for attention no less ardently than the male hosts.

Bigger hair, oranger skin, rocker style

I am more partial to the faux rocker style of male hosts. Their hair is taller, their skin is oranger, and they look like they are more fun. I like how they stick together at the Tori no Ichi festival, and carefully coordinate their club look.

Lady Bunny could help embiggin Japanese hair

And apparently provide some new filthy comedy.

Grupo Dandy at Tori no Ichi

As the manager explained to me, Grupo Dandy is more than a male host club. It’s three or four male host clubs! The dandies all had the same fashion: dark, shiny suits, big hair, sort of a cross between salary man and gangsta. I don’t think it’s sufficiently edgy.

Male hosts at Tori no Ichi festival: luck and style

I want to end the year on a happy note. So I’ll post images of male hosts taken at this year’s 3rd Tori no Ichi festival, at my beloved Hanazono Jinja. It’s smack dab in the middle of Ni chome, Kabukicho, and the department stores. This year, I chatted with many male hosts who were seeking luck while parading style. So many inappropriate looks!